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05/29/2003 Archived Entry: "Angry Seas - Happy Nudists"
A PAIR of rowers are harbouring a naked ambition - to cross the Atlantic wearing no clothes.
The sailors are taking on the 3,000-mile endurance race against teams from around the world.
But the Runcorn-based explorers will complete the voyage naked in a bid to avoid chaffing, a known hazard of long-distance rowing. Phil Carrington and Jason McKinlay, both 32, will set off from La Gomera in the Canary Isles and row until they hit the beaches of Barbados.